Exposure to air pollution is making Alzheimer’s disease patients’ cognitive decline even worse, Pennsylvania researchers warned Monday, following a study. Living in areas with high levels of pollution ...

THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution might speed up the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease on the brain, a new study says. Alzheimer’s patients exposed to higher levels of ...

Alzheimer's disease is a complex, multi-faceted condition, and while we know a lot about its signs and symptoms, experts are still trying to crack the code on its causes and factors. Now, new research ...

From night-shift workers and late-night students to anyone scrolling endlessly through their phones, many of us are now ...

Air pollution is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. Fine particles in the air can contribute to devastating forms of the disease, the research suggests ...

All kinds of pollution is extremely harmful for human health, but the one that hardly gets talked about is light pollution.

Living in areas with higher levels of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) is linked to more severe buildup of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in Alzheimer’s disease. The study used post-mortem ...

Exposure to high concentrations of air pollution may worsen Alzheimer's disease (AD) by accelerating the buildup of toxic proteins in the brain and speeding up cognitive decline. For the first time, ...

There is a whole slew of factors that can increase Alzheimer's risk and the disease's progression. A new study just found that the air you breathe (and how polluted it is) could actually contribute to ...